† tint for tantn.
Obsolete.
Retaliation, retort in kind.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > another may act in similar way [phrase] > like for like
to give lill for lollc1425
taunt for (pour) taunt1542
quid pro quo1560
tip for tap1573
veny for veny1612
tint for tant1620
1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 124 Regestion is commonly termed like for like, pin driuing out a pin, tint for taunt, &c.
1677 E. Coles Dict. Eng.-Lat. at Tint To give one tint for tant, par pari referre.
1710 (title) Tint for Taunt. The Manager Managed..in Remarks..upon a Sermon..in..St. Paul Covent-Garden..by..R. L. Lloyd.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) ‘Tint for tant’, a requital, similar to tit for tat.
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